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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The chase continued all night, and the most part of the next daie, and euer the northerne men (as they saw anie aduantage) returned againe, and fought with their enimies, to the great losse of both parts. For in these two daies were slaine (as they that knew it wrote) on both parts six and thirtie thousand seuen hundred thréescore & sixteene persons,The number slaine in bat|tel of Saxtõ, otherwise cal|led Palme|sun [...]aie field. all En|glishmen and of one nation, whereof the chiefe were the earles of Northumberland and Westmerland, the lord Dacres, and the lord Welles, sir Iohn Ne|uill, Andrew Trollop, Robert Horne, and manie o|ther knights and esquiers, and the earle of Deuon|shire was taken prisoner, but the dukes of Sum|merset and Excester fled from the field and saued themselues.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this great victorie, king Edward rode to Yorke, where he was with all solemnitie receiued; and first he caused the heads of his father, the earle of Salisburie, and other his freends, to be taken from the gates, and to be buried with their bodies: and there he caused the earle of Deuonshire, and thrée o|ther to be beheaded, and set their heads in the same place.King Henrie withdraweth to Berwike, & from thence into Scot|land. King Henrie, after he heard of the irrecouer|able losse of his armie, departed incontinentlie with his wife and sonne to the towne of Berwike, and lea|uing the duke of Summerset there, went into Scot|land, and comming to the king of Scots, required of him and his councell, aid, and comfort.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The yoong king of Scots, lamenting the misera|ble state of king Henrie, comforted him with faire words and friendlie promises, and assigned to him a competent pension to liue on, during his abode in Scotland. King Henrie, in recompense of this cour|tesie and friendship, deliuered to the king of Scots the towne of Berwike, whereof he had got possessi|on. He faithfullie supported the part of king Henrie, and concluded a mariage betwixt his sister, and the yoong prince of Wales, but the same was neuer con|summate, as after ye shall heare. When king Henrie was somwhat setled in the relme of Scotland,Queene Mar|garet with hir sonne goeth into France. he sent his wife and his sonne into France to king Reiner hir father, trusting by his aid and succour to assemble an armie, and once againe to recouer his right and dignitie: but he in the meane time made his aboad in Scotland, to see what waie his friends in England would studie for his restitution.

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